This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series head to Illinois to take on World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway).
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The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ next event is schedule for Sept. 11 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Enjoy Illinois 300
Sunday, September 7
3 p.m. (All times Eastern)
240 laps
Stages end on laps 45, 140, 240
USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Austin Cindric
Photo: Dominic Aragon/TRE
The Gateway race is the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The winner, if in the playoffs, is guaranteed to advance into the Round of 12.
No part-time open cars are entered for the race, with 36 drivers on the entry list.
Odds for NASCAR Cup Series at Gateway August 2025
Christopher Bell is the opening odds-on favorite to win Sunday. Below are the opening odds for all drivers as of Tuesday, Sept. 2, per the Caesar’s Sportsbook.
Christopher Bell +450
Ryan Blaney +500
Denny Hamlin +650
Kyle Larson +850
Chase Briscoe +950
Joey Logano +1000
William Byron, Tyler Reddick +1200
Austin Cindric +1600
Bubba Wallace +1800
Josh Berry, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski +2000
Kyle Busch +2200
Ross Chastain +3000
Chris Buescher, Austin Dillon, Carson Hocevar +3500
Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, Ryan Preece +5000
Erik Jones +7500
John Hunter Nemechek +10000
A.J. Allmendinger +12500
Daniel Suarez +15000
Michael McDowell +20000
Justin Haley, Zane Smith, Shane Van Gisbergen +25000
Noah Gragson +30000
Todd Gilliland, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +35000
Cole Custer, Riley Herbst +50000
Ty Dillon +75000
Cody Ware +250000
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Nu Way 200
Saturday, September 6
160 laps
Stages end on laps 35, 70, 160
CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last winner (2010): Brad Keselowski
Photo: Dante Ricci/The Racing Experts
With 38 entries for the Gateway race, all drivers will make the field for the first NXS race at the track in 15 years.
Odds coming soon.
Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.